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Scottish Gaelic Given Names for Men

Scottish Gaelic Given Names: For Men:
Names of Scottish Gaels from Scottish Gaelic Sources

Gille Eascoib
Draft Edition

Last updated 4 Jan 2002

This is a draft edition! It is very incomplete! See the first part of this article. You have been warned!

Evidence: * Scottish * Irish * Modern * Conclusions

Evidence

Pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic Evidence (from documents written using Gaelic orthography)

The Argyll Treaty, a 1560 document written in Gaelic and detailing a treaty between the Earl of Argyll and 'An Calbhach O Domhnaill' (an Irish lord) agreed in 1555 and renewed in 1560, includes the following forms of Gille Eascoib: [Mackechnie]

"Gillaescoib Iarrla Errghaodheal .I. Maccalin"
"Gille Escoib mac an Iarrla adubhrammar .I. Maccalin"
"Gillaescoib Micdubhghaill" (genitive case) [This may be the name of an Irishman.]

Pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic Evidence (from documents written in Gaelic but using Scots orthography)

As yet, no pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic examples of the name have been found in documents written in Gaelic but using Scots orthography.

Pre-1600 Latin Evidence from Scotland

(To be included when found.)

Pre-1600 Scots Language Evidence

(To be included when found.)

Pre-1600 Irish Gaelic Evidence

(To be included when found.)

Pre-1600 Latin Evidence from Ireland

(To be included if found.)

Pre-1600 English Language Evidence from Ireland

(To be included if found.)

Modern Scottish Gaelic Evidence

(To be included if found.)

Conclusions

Speculative Pre-1600 Scottish Gaelic Forms

(To be written when time permits.)

Scottish Gaelic Given Names for Men

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